Bekhorot 23 and 24 - Waiting for Elijah

On today’s pages, Bekhorot 23 and 24, a strange case involving a sheep and a pig-like offspring leaves the rabbis facing a question they cannot definitively answer. Liel explores the meaning of teiku, the tradition that Elijah the Prophet will someday resolve our most stubborn disputes, and the remarkable story of why Elijah visits every Passover Seder and brit milah. What makes Elijah the perfect person to settle the questions we've been asking for centuries? Listen and find out.

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